Real Results. No Names. Just Outcomes. Memo - The Illusion of Digital Transformation Most boards now treat “digital transformation” as a badge of modernity. Yet most of these initiatives quietly stall. Not because of budget or talent, but because no one defines what will change in dollars, days, or decisions . True transformation starts when technology becomes an instrument of clarity — not a new layer of noise. The Toyota Production System taught this decades ago: measure cy

Board Notes — Real Results. No Names. Just Outcomes. Board note #1 Private Equity Portfolio: Cash Flow/ EBITDA Hidden in the Workflow Situation - A $700M manufacturer under private equity ownership hit revenue targets, yet missed EBITDA expectations. Despite strong demand, conversion costs were rising faster than output. Constraint - Production and finance operated from disconnected systems, hiding true losses. The board was approving capital for automation without visibilit

I provided the majority of my personal A.I. notes to assist in the formulation of this Board Member guiding light - my hope is, the material is very black and white form a ROIC lens. My notes are grouned in reality (tested against experts). Bob Zukis, of Digital Directors Network, lead the valiant effort of assimilating and publishing this document based on a large dataset; I never said my notes were well formatted, plus others also assisted in some capacity. Bob's company ai

Rebel meaning reality, no BS. While everyone is chasing AI like it’s a gold rush. CEOs brag about pilots, boards approve budgets, and vendors flood inboxes with “transformational” pitches. And yet — most companies fail to see profit improve. Heck, some just burned money in the proverbial fire. Why? FOMO-driven adoption. They chase the bleeding edge without defining the opportunity. A house is [ideally] built with a well formed and executed foundation. Monkey see monkey do -

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